jiā​mén

house door

家门 家門 jiā​mén
house door noun
The entrance to a house; often used to mean the home itself or one's own residence.

Your mother didn't kick me out of the house.

I need to get out of the house more.

family clan
One's family, clan, or household
background
One's personal history, life story, or family background, as in the phrase 自报家门 zì​bào​jiā​mén.
prologue
The introductory part of a traditional opera, where the plot or characters' backgrounds are explained.
family status
A family's social standing, reputation, or pedigree
noble family
(of ancient times) the household of a high-ranking official or the nobility

Frequency

Movie subtitles
6.86 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
16.0 per million

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